Newtown Man Sentenced To 20 Years For Child Pornography

NEW HAVEN — A Newtown man was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison on Tuesday for producing child pornography.

According to court documents, Davis Csanadi, 36, sexually abused three girls under the age of 12 in 2006 and 2007, and kept videotapes of the abuse at his home, the U.S. Attorney's Office said in a news release. Csanadi also downloaded images and videos of child pornography to his home computer, the release said.

One of the children Csanadi abused was 18 months old at the time, the release said.

Csanadi pleaded guilty in federal court to one count of production of child pornography, and was sentenced to 20 years in prison followed by 15 years supervised release. He also pleaded guilty in state court to charges of first-degree sexual assault, illegal sexual contact with a minor and possession of child pornography, and is scheduled to be sentenced on those charges next month, the release said.

Csanadi has been detained since his arrest in April 2011.

The FBI's Connecticut Child Exploitation Task Force, and the Newtown and Monroe police departments were involved in this investigation, the release said.

"The sexual abuse of children and production of child pornography are detestable crimes, and the harsh reality of it all is that those who commit these unspeakable crimes live and work among us," said Kimberly Mertz, special agent in charge of the FBI's New Haven Division. "The Connecticut Child Exploitation Task Force's devotion to identifying those who commit these monstrous crimes and to bringing them to justice remains, and always will remain, resolute."